Local land-use and transportation Jim Neighbors jimneighbors@verizon.net
Gross National Product (GDP) by State Ranked 48th state for real GDP in 2014 Only ahead of AL and MS Mainly due to federal employment and contracting cuts Seeking new business opportunities by state leadership
Virginia
Virginia Economic Growth
Virginia Economic Growth
Virginia Economic Growth
Northern Virginia Population Growth Changes Population Numbers in Northern Virginia Locality 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 percent change Loudoun County, Virginia 315,505 326,900 338,165 350,959 363,050 15.07% Manassas city, Virginia 38276 39,358 40,742 41,725 42,081 9.94% Prince William County, Virginia 406,370 420,004 431,226 440,166 446,094 9.78% Falls Church city, Virginia 12,446 12720 13,136 13,469 13,601 9.28% Arlington County, Virginia 209,395 216,603 221,947 226,012 226,908 8.36% Fairfax city, Virginia 22,604 22,792 23,461 24,194 24,483 8.31% Alexandria city, Virginia 140,829 144,461 146,934 149,312 150,575 6.92% Manassas Park city, Virginia 14,409 14,891 15,079 15,409 15,174 5.31% Winchester city, Virginia 26,183 26,756 27,178 27,497 27,543 5.19% Fairfax County, Virginia 1,086,723 1,105,624 1,121,050 1,134,423 1,137,538 4.68%
LOUDOUN COUNTY
Loudoun County Population Growth Significant increase of population since 2000 More diverse especially with the Asian population Planned communities such as Sterling Park and Sugarland Run as well as Dulles International Airport responsible for early population growth
Loudoun County: Dulles Community 500% increase of population since 2002 32.5 years old median age Health care and aviation cargo jobs growing Projected 42K jobs in 2040 Over 17K housing units 33K housing units in the “pipeline” in LC YouTube Video
Dulles Airport: Dulles Air Cargo, Passenger, and Metro Access Highway 2014: 21.6 M passengers 2040: 37.8 M passengers Economic Engine of Northern Virginia if not Virginia Air Cargo Support for North-South Corridor 5 options include no-build Costs: $239-936M for each option Keeps traffic at Level of Service “C” on most roads Environmental Impact Study (EIS) is TBD
Metro Silver Line Phase II As of January 2015 Aerial guideway under construction Construction at 1% Two garages Innovation Center Station ($57M) Herndon ($58.7 M) Construction starts March 2016 Completion from 2018 to 2020
SULLY District fairfax county
Sully District Population Growth Year Sully District Population Population Households Housing Units 2014 129,582 42,042 42,603 2020 130,820 42,493 43,067 2030 140,810 46,216 46,875 2040 150,058 49,665 50,403 Ages % in 2013 % in 2030 Under 5 6.7 6.0 5-9 6.5 10-14 7.2 15-20 6.4 6.1 20-24 5.5 25-34 14.7 13.5 35-44 14.0 14.6 45-54 15.6 14.3 55-64- 12.4 11.0 65 and above 10.7 15.2 Race or Ethnicity % of Sully Population White alone 60.7 African American alone 5.8 American Indian and Alaska Native alone .4 Pacific Islander or Hawaiian native alone .1 Asian alone 23.1 Some other race alone 6.0 2 or more races 4 Hispanic or Latino 15.5
Sully Woodlands 4,400 acres of parkland 43 parks 175 acres of active recreation Over 20 miles of new trails proposed 78% undisturbed
Land-Use New Office Building Construction Proposed Wegmans (Unknown Date) Aerospace Corp Phase I Completion; Phase II TBD The Proposed Preserve of Westfields
Proposed Chantilly Wegemans
Mountain Road District Park 200 acres Lighted athletic fields Parking Picnic areas Flex space Natural resource management Trails Probably 2020 or later
The Preserve at Westfields
Transportation RT-50 Widening 6 Lanes/Bike Path: Dec 2015 Completion Walney Road Bridge 4 Lanes/Bike Path: Dec 14 – Sept 15 Pleasant Forest Project: Bike Path July 2016 I-66/Braddock Road/RT-28: Design is underway PV Road/Braddock Road Roundabout: June 2015 – Spring 2016 I-66 ATM: Dec 2015
I-66 Corridor Improvement: Alternative 2A
I-66 Corridor Improvement: Alternative 2B
Organizations and Meetings Western Fairfax County Citizens Association (WFCCA) Land-Use Committee Third Tuesday of the month 7:00 PM Sully Government Center Sully District Council (SDC) http://www.sullydistrict.org Fourth Wednesday of the month VDOT Projects (Northern Virginia) http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/northern%20virginia/default.asp Everyone is welcome
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